Adam Corcoran found guilty of murdering partner Daena Walsh in Midleton

Central Criminal Court jury delivers unanimous verdicts in case of young mother killed at Midleton apartment in 2024

Adam Corcoran found guilty of murdering partner Daena Walsh at Midleton home. Picture Larry Cummins

Adam Corcoran has been found guilty of murdering his 27-year-old partner at their home in Midleton in August 2024.

The 31-year-old had pleaded not guilty at the outset of the trial on Monday, March 9, to the murder of mother of two Daena Walsh at John Barry House, Midleton, Co Cork, on August 2, 2024, as well as to the arson of the apartment.

On Thursday, the jury of eight men and four women at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork told Ms Justice Siobhán Lankford that they had reached unanimous verdicts.

They found him guilty of murdering the 27-year-old mother of two.

They were also unanimous in finding him guilty of arson.

The jury took two hours and 30 minutes of deliberations, which began on Wednesday, to reach their verdicts.

Ms Justice Siobhán Lankford said, “These are solemn matter and it is important that they are done in public and that citizens participate in this process.” The judge excused them from jury service for a period of five years.

There was no visible reaction from Adam Corcoran, who wore a blue suit, pale blue shirt, and striped tie, when the guilty verdicts were delivered.

He now faces the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment for murder.